*kʷir(n)āʕ-: 'knee with a shin; leg; elbow'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *kʷir(n)āʕ- |
| Meaning | 'knee with a shin; leg; elbow' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2125 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | kurāʕ- 'the thinnest part of the leg between the foot and the knee; the tibia bone' [BK 2 887] | BK 2 887 | |
| Akkadian | kurītu OB, MB, SB [CAD k 560], [AHw 510]. | CAD k 560; AHw 510 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | kraia [DM 222] | DM 222 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | SEL kǝre, WOL hǝri, ZWY hǝrǝ [LGur 347] | LGur 347 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | kʷǝrnāʕ [LGz 293]. | LGz 293 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | GOG SOD kǝrrä, MUH MSQ ḫǝrrä, CHA ḫǝnä, EŽA ḫǝnnä, ENN GYE ḫǝnʔä, MSQ hǝnnä [ibid.] | ||
| Modern Arabic | DAṮ kirʕān 'tibia of man and leg of the beast' [GD 2568]. | GD 2568 | |
| Hebrew | kǝrāʕayim (dual) (HALOT 500) | HALOT 500 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | kǝrn [K 1393] | K 1393 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB krʕ [SD 78; Sabaweb lemma 4466] | SD 78; Sabaweb lemma 4466 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | karʕā [Ja 673]; krʕ (pl. krʕyn, kwrʕn) [DJPA 270a apud CAL] | Ja 673; DJPA 270a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Harari | kuruʔ [LHar 93] | LHar 93 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | kǝrāʕā 'leg' [Brock 348] | Brock 348 | |
| Tigrinya | kʷǝrnaʕ 'elbow' [Bass 622] | Bass 622 | |
| Ugaritic | krʕ (HALOT 499) | HALOT 499 | |
| Argobba | kərra, kərn (SED I 142) | SED I 142 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šerʿehan (LGz. 293) | LGz. 293 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | kurāʕ (Biella 252) | Biella 252 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026